VIII.
Reaching home, Mr. Young immediately wrote Mr. Bishop, as follows:—
“—o— —56—10—28—81.
Dear—— ——,
Piratical craft square rigged, but our wind was good and we holed the duck. (— — —) ‘Mine Got, mine Got, mine Got——for XXX——’ Greeley’s advice. Day and night; day and night; day and night. With an eye to foxes, let ’er slide.
Yours,
o——o”
On its receipt, Mr. Bishop took the necessary precautions to execute the contents of the letter, and on the third night proceeded to carry them out, being not unaware of the fact that he was closely watched.